Need more sleep?
We all do, right? I don’t know about you, but I often nod off at the same time in the afternoon.
Work, school, family… seems we’re all a bit sleep deprived.
Some get four hours, others maybe six, but many people aren’t sleeping eight hours or more a night, which is scary. Scary, because sleep deprivation can harm your health!
This well researched infographic from .Mic shows the many downsides of sleep deprivation:
You Don’t Want to Know What Sleep Deprivation Does to Your Brain
- Anger
- Risky Decisions
- Brain Damage
Those are three of the more disturbing results, according to the infographic.
But there’s more. Not sleeping enough can impair your wit and cause you to slur speech. I’ll highlight each symptom before you read the full graphic:
Lost Memories
Scientists believe when we lose sleep, we lose memories because our brain “replays” memories as we sleep, which helps make the information stick.
Anger
When we’re sleep deprived, researchers say we misinterpret other people’s facial expressions and pick fights.
Impaired Wit
Sleep deprivation affects divergent thinking, which slows our ability to bounce from topic to topic during a conversation.
Hallucinations
After an all-nighter, you may see and experience things that aren’t really there.
Head in the Clouds
Feeling a little spaced out? You might be sleep-deprived.
False Memories
After not sleeping for a night, you’re far more likely to misconstrue memories… that’s right, you might not accurately remember the events from your life.
Cerebral Shrinkage
Healthy adults who don’t get enough sleep lose volume in different regions of their brains. Yep, shrinkage!
Slurred Speech
Not sleeping enough slows down your temporal lobe, which impacts your ability to enunciate words
Cronut Binges
Have a problem with will power?
If so, make sure to get enough sleep. Otherwise, that diet or whatever else you’re trying to change, just might get kicked to the curb.
Risky Decisions
Scientists say we just don’t care as much when we’re sleep-deprived.
Brain Damage
A lack of sleep kills cells in the brain stem, which causes damage that often cannot be repaired.
Whoa!
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